Sermon Title: Making Space–Progressive Christian Convictions: God’s Passionate Justice

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the Fellowship Hall for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are given in memory of Pauline McGonigle from Eric and Robin.

WOMEN’S GUILD VALENTINE TEA tickets can be purchased starting
today at $15 per person in fellowship hall. The tea will be held Saturday,
February 11, 2017 at 2:00 pm. We can only seat 60 women so purchase your tickets early for this special occasion. Invite a friend to come enjoy this afternoon with you.

RACHEL HELD EVANS tickets are available after worship in fellowship hall, (see below for prices). Please make checks payable to:
College Hill United Methodist Church.

THE FOLLOWING BOARDS WILL MEET TODAY immediately following the worship service at 11:45.
THE DEACONS will meet in the area outside the downstairs kitchen.
THE MUSIC BOARD will meet in the room beside the choir room.
THE OUTREACH BOARD will meet in the office meeting room.

THIS WEEK

COUNCIL MEETING is Monday, January 23, at 6:00 p.m. in the basement
conference room.

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in fellowship hall. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5 because it is instructor led.

NEXT WEEK

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALIVE begins Wednesday, February 1, at 6:00 p.m., on Monday, January 23. We will be reading and discussing Rachel Held Evan’s “Searching for Sunday”. Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel didn’t want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals—church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her
cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back…

REVITALIZE & REJOICE: Developing and Implementing Realistic Plans for Strategic Growth. Join us on February 18th as Reverend Jinx M. Barber will hold a seminar on church revitalization and growth. He will give us tools that will help us to see where we are, where we want to be and how we can get there together.

RICHARD D. GREENE MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES featuring Rachel Held Evans is hosted by College Hill United Methodist Church on Friday, April 21 at 7:00-8:30p.m., and University Congregational Church on Saturday, April 22, from 9:00-10:30 a.m., and from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per session or $50 for all three sessions. Tickets may be purchased online through the churches websites or at each church.

Rachel Held Evans is a New York Times best-selling author and popular blogger who writes about faith, doubt, and life in the Bible Belt. Her books include Faith Unraveled (2010), A Year of Biblical Womanhood (2012), and Searching for Sunday (2015). With millions of visits each year, her blog has become a renowned online hub for conversations about Christianity and culture. She has been featured on The View, The Today Show, NPR, The BBC, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, and Oprah.com.

The Richard D. Greene Memorial Lecture Series was established in 2013 to recognize the Honorable Judge Richard D. Greene and his commitment to progressive religious scholarship and adult Christian education. The lecture series brings esteemed speakers to offer their insights and inspiration to the church and the community at large.

Sermon title: “Making Space–Progressive Christian Convictions: God”

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the Fellowship Hall for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary.

TODAY

THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are provided by Bob and Dianne Robinson to wish our church family happiness in 2017.

VOLUNTEER APPRECATION DAY is today during the worship service. We will be naming this year’s recipient of the Gary Cox Sustained Service Award honoring a member who personifies longtime involvement in both the community and UCC.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING is today immediately following the worship
service in the sanctuary.
Agenda
Presentation of Proposed 2017 Budget
Presentation of Proposed 2017 Slate of Nominees
Presentation of Proposed Sabbatical Leave Policy

THIS WEEK

WOMENS’ GUILD MEETING & LUNCH is Wednesday, January 11, at 11:00, in fellowship hall. J. C. Combs will speak about the Boys’ and Girls’ Club Music Program and will answer all your questions. Please sign up on the PIC board in fellowship hall if you can attend.

NEEDLE WORKERS meet this Tuesday at 10:00, in fellowship hall.

YOGA meets every Tuesday at 4:00 and Friday, at 10:00, in fellowship hall. The cost for the Tuesday class is $5 because it is instructor led.

NEXT WEEK

NICARAGUA COMMISSIONING will take place during worship on Sunday, January 15. Commissioning is a formal recognition that the congregation is supporting and praying for our group as we travel to work with our friends in Chacraseca.

ALL BOARDS MEET on Sunday, January 15, 2017, immediately following the worship service at 11:45 a.m.

HEAD-TO-TOE HYGIENE PANTRY is open on Saturday, January 21, from 9:00-11:30 a. m., at 1611 N Mosley. There won’t be a workday on Thursday.

MEN’S GROUP LUNCH is Thursday, January 19, 11:30 a.m., at Scotch & Sirloin, located at 5325 E Kellogg Drive. The guest speaker is Ed Hund.

RACHAEL HELD EVANS will be the guest speaker for the Richard D. Greene Memorial Lecture Series on Friday, April 21—Saturday April 22, 2017. She will be speaking at College Hill United Methodist Church on Friday, April 21 at 7:00-8:30p.m., and at University Congregational Church on Saturday, April 22, from 9:00-10:30 a.m., and from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per session or $50 for all three sessions. More information on where to purchase tickets will be available at a later date.

Rachel Held Evans is a New York Times best-selling author and popular blogger who writes about faith, doubt, and life in the Bible Belt. Her books include Faith Unraveled (2010), A Year of Biblical Womanhood (2012), and Searching for Sunday (2015). With millions of visits each year, her blog has become a renowned online hub for conversations about Christianity and culture.

Her popularity as a writer also keeps her busy speaking across the country. She has spoken at The Festival of Faith and Writing, the Q Conference, Trinity Wall Street, Princeton University, Austin Theological Seminary, Eastern University, Baylor University, The Gay Christian Network Conference, The Wild Goose Festival, and a wide range of retreats, conferences, universities, and churches. In 2015, in partnership with Nadia Bolz-Weber and Jim Chaffee, she launched the Why Christian? Conference, which features fresh, diverse voices responding to the question of why they continue in the faith.

Sermon Title: News Year Priorities

We welcome all of our visitors today and invite you to the Fellowship Hall for beverages and cookies after the service. Please follow the congregation to the left out of the sanctuary.

TODAY

POINSETTIAS have been moved to fellowship hall. If you have purchased one or more, and would like to take them home, please feel free to do so
today.

THIS WEEK

YOGA meets Tuesdays at 4:00 ($5.00) & Fridays, 10:00, Fellowship Hall.

NEXT WEEK

VOLUNTEER APPRECATION DAY is Sunday, January 8, during the
worship service. We will be naming this year’s recipient of the Gary Cox
Sustained Service Award honoring a member who personifies longtime
involvement in both the community and UCC.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING on Sunday, January 8, 2017, immediately following the worship service in the sanctuary.

WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING & LUNCH on Wed, January 11, in fellowship hall. Please sign up on the PIC board in fellowship hall if you plan to attend.

YOGA meets Tuesdays at 4:00 ($5.00) & Fridays, 10:00, Fellowship Hall.

RACHAEL HELD EVANS will be the guest speaker for the Richard D. Greene Memorial Lecture Series on Friday, April 21—Saturday April 22, 2017. She will be speaking at College Hill United Methodist Church on Friday, April 21 at 7:00-8:30 p.m., and at University Congregational Church on Saturday, April 22, from 9:00-10:30 a.m., and from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per session or $50 for all three sessions. More information on where to purchase tickets will be available at a later date.

Rachel Held Evans is a New York Times best-selling author and popular blogger who writes about faith, doubt, and life in the Bible Belt. Her books include Faith Unraveled (2010), A Year of Biblical Womanhood (2012), and Searching for Sunday (2015). With millions of visits each year, her blog has become a renowned online hub for conversations about Christianity and culture.

Rachel has been featured on The View, The Today Show, NPR, Slate, The BBC, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Monthly, and Oprah.com. She also serves on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Her popularity as a writer also keeps her busy speaking across the country. She has spoken at The Festival of Faith and Writing, the Q Conference, Trinity Wall Street, Princeton University, Austin Theological Seminary, Eastern University, Baylor University, The Gay Christian Network Conference, The Wild Goose Festival, and a wide range of retreats, conferences, universities, and churches. In 2015, in partnership with Nadia Bolz-Weber and Jim Chaffee, she launched the Why Christian? Conference, which features fresh, diverse voices responding to the question of why they continue in the faith. Rachel lives with her husband, Dan, in Dayton, Tennessee—home of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925.